Chakradharpur

Key facts

Settlement.name: Chakradharpur
Settlement.native_name: Porahat
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_alt: chakradharpur.
Settlement.image_caption: Durga Puja celebrations, Sanjay river, Nakti Dam and bank of Sanjay river
Settlement.nickname: City of hills
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Jharkhand
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Jharkhand, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District

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Geography
Demographics
Languages
Residential sections
Village panchayat
Nagar Parishad area
Railway Colony
Transport
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From the history
Notable people
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Chakradharpur is a city in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is the railway divisional headquarters of Chakradharpur (CKP) division of the South Eastern Railway. The city stands at an elevation of 227 metres (745 feet) and has urban area of 10 square kilometres bounded on the east by Jamshedpur (Tatanagar), on the west by Rourkela (Odisha), on the north by Ranchi (state capital of Jharkhand) and on the south by Chaibasa (district town of West Singhbhum district). Chakradharpur is close to boundaries of two neighbouring states, Odisha and West Bengal.

Chakradharpur is one of the divisions of Indian Railways.